Hawke's Bay specialist palliative care service Cranford Hospice is being gifted to the local community, 35 years after it was established by Presbyterian Support East Coast (PSEC). This will be done via a new entity called the Cranford Hospice Trust.
Cranford Hospice CEO, Janice Byford-Jones says the governance, services and operations of Cranford Hospice will now be independent, but it will continue to operate as business as usual, providing sustainable and integrated specialist palliative care services for the region.
She says the gifting of the service, one of four that PSEC govern - was fully supported by Hawke's Bay District Health Board, Cranford Hospice Board and the Cranford Hospice Foundation.
"This is very much a 'coming of age' move for Cranford Hospice and brings it in line with the governance models of other hospices around the country. Presbyterian Support East Coast has done a fantastic job of building an entity to support specialist palliative care delivery across Hawke's Bay, but it's now a good time for both Cranford Hospice and Presbyterian Support East Coast to focus on their core business," she says.
Chair of Presbyterian Support East Coast, Maitland Manning adds "the consultative process has been a rigorous exercise, and all the parties involved are satisfied that for Cranford Hospice to become an independent entity is the best way forward for the Hawke's Bay community."